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When the Characters find themselves haplessly traipsing about in very strange places, be it Dolmenwood’s Realms of Fairy, the Gardens of Ynn, or even the odd Elfin Woodland (just beyond the fields we know so well, etc.), I often find it useful to have some ideas for little “Vignettes” or “Scenes” that I can use to help communicate that lovely _“Not in Kansas Anymore”_ sensation. There are times when a more **Mythic Overworld** can benefit from a little more Whimsy and Weirdness as well, because those can really help foster Wonder.

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The evil tables also includes evil shrine as a type and includes a location table like the last post **d12 Wild Shrine Decor ** 1 Horn-shaped basket of fruit and vegetables 2 Wreaths of various leaves and flowers 3 Skull of a beast with spectacular horns 4 Wooden carved poles or maypole 5 Skulls in piles, in niches or hanging in bundles 6 Cauldron or stone basin or bowl (maybe with water or blood) 7 Whicker figures or humans or animals or scarecrows 8 Standing stone and/or stone altar 9 Spectacular tree or giant fungi 10 Niches in a rock or tree with small offerings (or skulls) 11 Rock art from simple patterns to script or relief rock art 12 Animals just hanging out **d12 Wild Shrine Trinkets ** 1 Branch of misstletoe, holly or oak 2 Bronze dagger or sickle 3 Bowls of herbs & mushrooms 4 Decorated bucket or copper cup 5 Snakes 6 Decorative stones 7 Copper ornate buckles 8 Bronze torc 9 Bones of a prehistoric beast 10 Bagpipes, horns, drums or other instruments 11 Morsels of tasty nuts or berries, or fruit in a bowl 12 Corn dollies or vegetal figurines **d12 Wild Shrine Grounds ** 1 Faerie rings of flowers or mushrooms 2 Stick figurines 3 Carved druid mark on tree or stone 4 Bugs, butterflies, snakes, rodents 5 Stone steps 6 Pool surrounded by plants and/or fungi 7 Spring grotto pool 8 Ancient trees or giant mushrooms 9 Campside with fire pit 10 Burial mounds 11 Dolmen 12 Stranding stones **d12 Village Shrine Decor ** 1 Crude, mass-produced, tiny painting of a saint or a god 2 Crude folk paintings on the wall 3 Decorated bucket or basin 4 Jars or vases of water, brass or ceramic 5 Ornate candlesticks of brass 6 Copper or tin decorated plate 7 Crude statue or folk idol 8 Woven rug or banner on the wall 9 Many candlesticks 10 Decorated floor, carved or painted symbols 11 Small chest with offerings or ritual paraphernalia 12 Religious graffiti from pilgrims **d12 Village Shrine Trinkets ** 1 Some eggs 2 Tub or buckets of manure 3 Garden tools 4 Barrels of root vegetables 6 Plate of a ploughman's lunch 7 Kegs of beer 8 Butterchurn 9 Body awaiting burial in a shroud 10 Leg of lamb, sausages, pies or a dead rabbit 11 Wreaths of holly leaves 12 Chicken **d12 Village Shrine Grounds ** 1 Several graves, possibly a small graveyard with fence 2 Stick folk figurines hanging somewhere 3 Graffiti marking of the faithful 4 Folk painting of the church story 5 Common animals on the threshold in a pen or chained 6 Holy symbol, possibly on a wooden sign 7 Barrels of fermenting beer or cider 8 Plants growing in neat beds 9 Herbs or other food bundled and drying, tied out of reach 10 Pile of beer bottles awaiting refills 11 posts for tying horses, possibly with a trough 12 Small sheds for storing local festival costumes **d12 Urban Shrine****Decor**** **1 Gold candleabra or 2 Stained glass windows 3 Stone font or basin 4 Paintings of nobles 5 Artistic carving in stone 6 Text carving in stone 7 Decorated arch or niche 8 Ornate benches 9 Decorated pulpit 10 Organ, horn or other instrument 11 Statue of a divine being or beast 12 Reliquary or ossuary, or under the floor crypts **d12 Urban Shrine Trinkets ** 1 Bottle of wine 2 Holy symbol 3 Sacred silver or gold chalices 4 Holy sceptre, rod, or staff 5 Priests' ornate ceremonial hat 6 Priests' robes on a peg 7 Plate or bowl of coins 8 Shield on the wall with coats of arms 9 Incense burner 10 Orate lantern 11 Silver statuette of a saint 12 Holy book **d12 Urban Shrine Grounds ** 1 Fountain or well 2 Stable sheds 3 Pilgrims' shacks or worker cottages 4 Hermits hole 5 Statues or gargoyles 6 Bench 7 Ornate garden, flowers or vegetables 8 Nice, trimmed lawn 9 Beehives and an orchard 10 Graveyard 11 Wall, some with castellation and tower 12 Porch with columns **d12 Evil Shrine Decor**** **1 Pit or well, or sinkhole 2 Altar and sacrificial weapon 3 Candles or a chandelier 4 Banner or tapestry 5 Niche of evil books and ritual paraphernalia 6 Chest of money and jewels, cursed and trapped 7 Torture niche or oubliette 8 Guardian beast niche and possibly chains 9 Idol of a planar being or monster 10 Cursed mirror or artwork 11 Cult graffiti, sigils and circles 12 Magical guardians like a living statue or invisible imp **d12 Evil Shrine Trinkets**** **1 Evil book or cult pamphlet 2 Decorated goat or bull skull 3 Hand size pet spider 4 Skull candle holder 5 Pipe and bowl of drugs 6 Erotic cult figurine 7 Whip or spiked mace 8 Exotic cult dagger 9 Bottle of poison or narcotics 10 Purse of 3d6sp 11 Silver chalices decorated with creatures 12 Evil holy symbol on a chain in silver **d12 Evil Shrines Locations ** 1 Graveyard crypt 2 Commoners basement 3 Sewer 4 Haunted house 5 Cave 6 Ruined building 7 Forest 8 Swamp 9 Field 10 Dungeon 11 Noble manour 12 Magic doorway to a magical place **d12 Evil Shrine Grounds ** 1 Secret door entrance 2 Cobwebs and dead shrubs 3 Thorn bushes or toadstools 4 Hooting owl or squeaky bats 5 Concealed entrance 6 Enraged animals possessed by an evil spirit 7 Single, heavily fortified door 8 Murderholes in the ceiling or above the doorway 9 Concealed boobytraps 10 Rodents or other vermin, sometimes a swarm 11 Cult sign graffiti 12 Faeces and garbage